Science, Technology, and Society Program (STS)

STS Minor The STS minor helps students learn how the dynamics of science, technology, and medicine differ among world societies.

Undergraduate Courses See a list of courses that are eligible for credit towards the STS minor.

Graduate Studies Understand the reciprocal role of science, technology, and medicine in shaping modern societies, especially with regard to social, political, and ethical choices.

Graduate Courses See a list of courses that are eligible for credit towards the graduate certificate.

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Recent News

Alex Clayton Wins Reingold Prize at HSS

For his elegant account of the “learned pig” exhibited to paying spectators in 1785 London and questions that its performance raised about Enlightenment concerns around human nature, intelligence, taste, and creativity.

Congratulations to Silvia Lindtner!

Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation wins the 2022 Joseph Levenson Prize for post-1900 China research.

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Science, Technology & Society at the University of Michigan

The U-M Science, Technology & Society Program promotes education and scholarship on the social, political, and cultural dynamics of scientific knowledge, technological change, and medical research and practice. We feature an emphasis on international and global STS issues.

STS Undergraduate Minor

STS Graduate Certificate Program

Science, Technology, Medicine & Society (STeMS) Colloquium Series

U-M History Podcast "Reverb Effect" -- Navigating Pregnancy: A Century of Prenatal Care

Mental Health at Michigan

Recent Books by STS Faculty

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